Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 71
71 (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) insisted on giving him the war booty lest people should say that he owed his wealth to Melchisedec. It is evident that Abraham (peace and the blessings of Allah be on him) owed allegiance to Melchisedec (Genesis, Ch. 14:18-24): And Melchisedec, king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was the priest of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth. And he blessed him, and said, blessed be Abraham of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth. And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that. I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take anything that is thine lest you should say I have made Abram rich: Save only which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Esehol, and Mamre: let them take their portion. ". The New Testament is more explicit on the point; "Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec" (Hebrews,. Ch. 6: 20). . Here Paul addressing his people says that, "To whom also. Abram gave a tenth part of all. First being by interpretation king of righteousness and after that also king of Salem. which is king of peace, without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning nor end of life but made like unto the son of God abideth a priest continuously. ". Melchisedec declined to accept the 'money-offering, saying that while other people were subject to death, as